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Buffett's Berkshire is sued by Haslam family over Pilot truck stop takeover

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is being sued by the billionaire Haslam family, which accused the conglomerate of using improper accounting to devalue its remaining

Buffett's Berkshire is sued by Haslam family over Pilot truck stop takeover
Business

Consumer Reports finds more lead, cadmium in chocolate, urges change at Hershey

Consumer Reports on Wednesday said it has found "concerning" levels of lead and cadmium in a new array of chocolate products, and renewed its call for Hershey

Consumer Reports finds more lead, cadmium in chocolate, urges change at Hershey
Business

Former Goldman banker Ng to be returned in Malaysia in 1MDB case

Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng, facing 10 years in prison after being convicted in New York of helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB

Former Goldman banker Ng to be returned in Malaysia in 1MDB case
Business

US SEC cannot appeal Ripple Labs decision, judge rules

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to let the U.S.

US SEC cannot appeal Ripple Labs decision, judge rules
Business

McDonald's, Wendy's defeat lawsuit over size of burgers

McDonald's and Wendy's have defeated a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving hungry diners by exaggerating the size of their burgers.

McDonald's, Wendy's defeat lawsuit over size of burgers
Business

GE must face shareholder lawsuit over accounting, disclosures; judge urges settlement

General Electric failed to persuade a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss a long-running shareholder lawsuit accusing it of concealing risks at its power

GE must face shareholder lawsuit over accounting, disclosures; judge urges settlement
Education|News

Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests

Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during

Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests
Business|Economy

Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen beats Bed Bath & Beyond shareholder lawsuit

The billionaire activist investor Ryan Cohen won the dismissal on Tuesday of a shareholder lawsuit accusing him of profitably cashing out of Bed Bath & Beyond

Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen beats Bed Bath & Beyond shareholder lawsuit
Business|Economy

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said on Monday it agreed to pay $178 million to resolve claims by 403 plaintiffs arising

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement
Business|Economy

BlackRock whistleblower sues over firing, shutdown of China monitoring tool

BlackRock was sued for $20 million by a whistleblowing former vice president who said it fired him after he objected to a colleague's self-dealing, and was

BlackRock whistleblower sues over firing, shutdown of China monitoring tool
Business|Economy

Berkshire reveals $6.72 billion Chubb stake, insurer's shares rise

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Wednesday revealed a new, $6.72 billion stake in the insurer Chubb, confirming months of speculation that it had made a big new

Berkshire reveals $6.72 billion Chubb stake, insurer's shares rise
Business|Economy

Hyundai, Kia unit settles US charges it repossessed service members' vehicles

Hyundai's and Kia's American financing arm will pay $334,941 to settle charges it illegally repossessed vehicles belonging to military service members, the U.S.

Hyundai, Kia unit settles US charges it repossessed service members' vehicles
Business|Economy|Environment

Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals

Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected six proposals addressing environmental and social policy issues at Warren

Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals
Economy

Berkshire sheds GM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble as it amasses cash

Berkshire Hathaway said it has shed its holdings in General Motors, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, and trimmed its stake in Amazon.com, as the conglomerate

Berkshire sheds GM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble as it amasses cash
Business|Health

Johnson & Johnson reaches $700 million talc settlement with US states

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle an investigation by 42 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. into its marketing of baby powder and other

Johnson & Johnson reaches $700 million talc settlement with US states
Political

US agrees to delay Senator Bob Menendez's corruption trial over wife's health

U.S. prosecutors asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay the corruption trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife by at least two months, after

US agrees to delay Senator Bob Menendez's corruption trial over wife's health
Political

Ex-Nebraska congressman's conviction for lying to authorities is overturned

A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of former Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry for lying to authorities investigating illegal

Ex-Nebraska congressman's conviction for lying to authorities is overturned
Political

Trump 'made his own bed,' cannot add witness for writer's trial - judge

A federal judge rejected Donald Trump's bid to add a new expert witness just two months before a trial addressing how much the former U.S. president owes for

Trump 'made his own bed,' cannot add witness for writer's trial - judge
Political

Judge in Trump's fraud trial makes clear who's running the show

As Donald Trump on Monday began using his time on the witness stand at his civil fraud trial to air grievances and avoid direct answers to questions, Arthur

Judge in Trump's fraud trial makes clear who's running the show
Political

With trial underway, Trump appeals New York judge's fraud ruling

Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed a judge's refusal to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit against him and his family

With trial underway, Trump appeals New York judge's fraud ruling
Political

Attacked by Trump, New York judge to weigh ex-president's fraud case

Last week, Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 race for the White House, called a once obscure New York judge "DERANGED" and a "Highly

Attacked by Trump, New York judge to weigh ex-president's fraud case
Political

Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial

A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump's scheduled Oct. 2 civil fraud trial, after the former U.S. president accused the trial

Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial
World

Halkbank urges immunity from US prosecution in Iran sanctions case

Turkey's Halkbank drew skepticism from a U.S. appeals court panel on Wednesday, as the state-owned lender renewed its push to escape U.S. criminal charges that

Halkbank urges immunity from US prosecution in Iran sanctions case
World

Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of sex trafficking conviction to be heard in March

A U.S. appeals court will in March review Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of sex trafficking conviction to be heard in March
World

Madrid museum may keep Pissarro painting looted by Nazis, US appeals court rules

A U.S. appeals court said on Tuesday that Madrid's Thyssen-Bornemisza museum may keep a painting by the French impressionist Camille Pissarro that the Nazis looted from

Madrid museum may keep Pissarro painting looted by Nazis, US appeals court rules

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